Hot Enough?

An extremely warm airmass settled in over the northeast U.S. today, bringing some locations in New York State over 100°F. The official high temperature at the Albany Airport came very close, but stopped rising at an oppressive 99°F. It’s worth noting that the official temperature reading at Albany hasn’t hit 100° since September of 1953. The last time we hit 99° was way back in July of 1995, during a heat wave that led to nearly 1,000 fatalities in the Chicago area.

Elsewhere around the state today:

Elmira, NY: 104°F

Dansville, NY: 102°F

Syracuse, NY: 101°F

Penn Yan, NY: 101°F

Rome, NY: 99°F

Expect slightly cooler weather tomorrow and Saturday, with highs in the low to mid 90s, and a return to more seasonable weather by Sunday. Stay cool…